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Morris TD, Gould JR, Fierke MK. Establishment and impacts of emerald ash borer (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) parasitoids released at early- and post-invasion sites. JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY 2023; 116:1155-1164. [PMID: 37335889 DOI: 10.1093/jee/toad111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2023] [Revised: 04/28/2023] [Accepted: 05/29/2023] [Indexed: 06/21/2023]
Abstract
Forest stands infested by emerald ash borer (EAB), Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire, experience extensive mortality of mature ash trees. Post-invasion woodlands commonly have a small contingent of mature lingering ash, an orphaned cohort of seedlings/saplings, and low EAB densities. To protect regenerating ash against rebounding EAB populations, a suite of biocontrol agents are being reared and released. USDA APHIS guidelines currently recommend the release of parasitoids into forests prior to overstory ash mortality at sites containing a variety of ash size classes and low to moderate but building EAB densities. To understand if biocontrol establishment and control of EAB is feasible in post-invasion sites, we assessed the establishment of parasitoids in 6 post-invasion forest stands in 2 regions of NY and compared EAB mortality in these stands to 2 regions where releases were conducted during the early-invasion phase. Results of parasitoid trapping indicates Tetrastichus planipennisi Yang established under both release strategies. Spathius galinae Belokobylskij & Strazanac was only released in post-invasion stands, where it was established successfully. Artificial EAB cohorts were established and life tables were constructed at 3 sites per region. EAB mortality due to T. planipennisi parasitism was similar under both release strategies 2 yr after release in post-invasion stands versus 8 yr after release in early-invasion stands. Combined mortality from T. planipennisi and woodpecker predation resulted in consistently low EAB reproductive rates. Future biocontrol releases could target forests identified as economically or ecologically important, regardless of whether EAB populations are increasing or have collapsed following initial invasion.
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- Timothy D Morris
- Department of Environmental Biology, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, 1 Forestry Drive, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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- USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine, Science and Technology, 1398 West Truck Road, Buzzards Bay, MA 02542, USA
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- Department of Environmental Biology, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, 1 Forestry Drive, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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Chou PA, Bain A, Chantarasuwan B, Tzeng HY. Parasitism Features of a Fig Wasp of Genus Apocrypta (Pteromalidae: Pteromalinae) Associated with a Host Belonging to Ficus Subgenus Ficus. INSECTS 2023; 14:insects14050437. [PMID: 37233065 DOI: 10.3390/insects14050437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2023] [Revised: 04/25/2023] [Accepted: 04/29/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Non-pollinating fig wasps (NPFWs), particularly long-ovipositored Sycoryctina wasps, exhibit a high species specificity and exert complex ecological effects on the obligate mutualism between the plant genus Ficus and pollinating fig wasps. Apocrypta is a genus of NPFWs that mostly interacts with the Ficus species under the subgenus Sycomorus, and the symbiosis case between Apocrypta and F. pedunculosa var. mearnsii, a Ficus species under subgenus Ficus, is unique. As fig's internal environments and the wasp communities are distinct between the two subgenera, we addressed the following two questions: (1) Are the parasitism features of the Apocrypta wasp associated with F. pedunculosa var. mearnsii different from those of other congeneric species? (2) Is this Apocrypta species an efficient wasp that lives in its unique host? Our observation revealed that this wasp is an endoparasitic idiobiont parasitoid, as most congeneric species are, but developed a relatively long ovipositor. Furthermore, the relationships of the parasitism rate versus the pollinator number, the fig wall, and the sex ratio of the pollinator, respectively, showed that it possessed a higher parasitism ability than that of other congeners. However, its parasitism rate was low, and thus it was not an efficient wasp in its habitat. This difference between parasitism ability and parasitism rate might be a consequence of its oviposition strategy and the severe habitat conditions. These findings may also provide insights into the mechanism to maintain the interaction between the fig tree and the fig wasp community.
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- Po-An Chou
- Department of Forestry, National Chung Hsing University, No. 145 Xingda Rd., Taichung City 40227, Taiwan
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- Department of Biological Science, National Sun Yat-sen University, No. 70 Lien-Hai Rd., Kaohsiung City 80424, Taiwan
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- Department of Forestry, National Chung Hsing University, No. 145 Xingda Rd., Taichung City 40227, Taiwan
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Cusumano A, Peri E, Alınç T, Colazza S. Contrasting reproductive traits of competing parasitoids facilitate coexistence on a shared host pest in a biological control perspective. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2022; 78:3376-3383. [PMID: 35513347 PMCID: PMC9541709 DOI: 10.1002/ps.6965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2021] [Revised: 04/26/2022] [Accepted: 05/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND Interspecific competition in insect parasitoids is an important ecological phenomenon that has relevant implications for biological pest control. To date, interspecific intrinsic (=larval) competition has been intensively studied, while investigations on extrinsic (=adult) competition have often lagged behind. In this study we examined the role played by parasitoid reproductive traits and host clutch size on the outcome of extrinsic competition between Trissolcus basalis (Wollaston) and Ooencyrtus telenomicida (Vassiliev), two egg parasitoids of the pest Nezara viridula (L). Laboratory experiments were conducted by allowing both parasitoid species to exploit an egg mass made of 10, 20, 30, or 40 hosts through single or simultaneous releases. Furthermore, under field conditions, egg masses consisting of 10 or 40 hosts were exposed in a tomato crop in order to validate laboratory investigation. RESULTS The results show that the egg mass size is an important predictor of extrinsic competition in our study system as a higher proportion of T. basalis emerged from large egg masses, while O. telenomicida dominated in small egg masses. Analysis of reproductive traits of parasitoid species indicates that T. basalis has superior abilities in host exploitation compared with O. telenomicida. CONCLUSIONS We found that contrasting reproductive traits of two competing egg parasitoid species facilitate coexistence on a shared stink bug host. This work also highlights the importance to consider extrinsic competitive interactions between parasitoid species in a biological control perspective. © 2022 The Authors. Pest Management Science published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Antonino Cusumano
- Department of Agricultural, Food and Forest SciencesUniversity of Palermo Viale delle ScienzePalermoItaly
- Interuniversity Center for Studies on Bioinspired Agro‐Environmental Technology (BAT Center)University of Napoli Federico IIPorticiItaly
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Forest SciencesUniversity of Palermo Viale delle ScienzePalermoItaly
- Interuniversity Center for Studies on Bioinspired Agro‐Environmental Technology (BAT Center)University of Napoli Federico IIPorticiItaly
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Forest SciencesUniversity of Palermo Viale delle ScienzePalermoItaly
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Forest SciencesUniversity of Palermo Viale delle ScienzePalermoItaly
- Interuniversity Center for Studies on Bioinspired Agro‐Environmental Technology (BAT Center)University of Napoli Federico IIPorticiItaly
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Wu PX, Ma BX, Wu FM, Xu J, Zhang RZ. The endoparasitoid Psyllaephagus arenarius benefits from ectoparasitic venom via multiparasitism with the ectoparasitoid Tamarixia lyciumi. INSECT SCIENCE 2020; 27:815-825. [PMID: 31250982 DOI: 10.1111/1744-7917.12704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2019] [Revised: 06/16/2019] [Accepted: 06/21/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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As solitary nymphal parasitoids of Paratrioza sinica, the ectoparasitoid Tamarixia lyciumi and the endoparasitoid Psyllaephagus arenarius act as effective biocontrol agents. Thus, it is necessary to facilitate mass productions of both species. Despite showing an excellent parasitic ability, Ps. arenarius is often trapped fatally inside 5th-instar nymphs of Pa. sinica due to strong host immunity. To improve the emergence rate of Ps. arenarius, we evaluated whether Ps. arenarius could utilize T. lyciumi venom via multiparasitism, so the parasitism characteristics of both species were examined between separate-existence (monoparasitism only) and co-existence (mono- and multiparasitism) systems. Further, the parasitism characteristics of Ps. arenarius on venom-injected hosts with/without T. lyciumi eggs were tested to further identify the facilitator. The results showed the parasitism rate of T. lyciumi was increased while that of Ps. arenarius did not change from separate-existence to co-existence systems. The intrinsic performances of two species in monoparasitism did not differ between separate- and co-existence systems. From monoparasitism (separate-existence) to multiparasitism (co-existence), no differences were detected in the intrinsic performances of T. lyciumi, but those of Ps. arenarius were greatly improved. After T. lyciumi venom injection, the parasitism characteristics of Ps. arenarius did not differ between venom-injected hosts with T. lyciumi eggs and those without, further indicating Ps. arenarius benefited from the venom of T. lyciumi females rather than T. lyciumi egg/larval secretions. Instead of negative effects, multiparasitism with ectoparasitoids improves endoparasitoids due to ectoparasitic venom. The study increases host resource utilization and provides creative ways for mass production of endoparasitoids.
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- Peng-Xiang Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Pest Insects and Rodents, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Pest Insects and Rodents, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Pest Insects and Rodents, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Pest Insects and Rodents, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Pest Insects and Rodents, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Kettle H, Sann C, Marion G. Quantifying parasitoid and predator controls on rice hopper eggs using a dynamic stage‐structured model and field data. J Appl Ecol 2019. [DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.13473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Helen Kettle
- Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland Edinburgh UK
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- Agricultural Entomology, Department of Crop Sciences University of Goettingen Goettingen Germany
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- Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland Edinburgh UK
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Duan JJ, Van Driesche RG, Crandall RS, Schmude JM, Rutledge CE, Slager BH, Gould JR, Elkinton JS. Establishment and Early Impact of Spathius galinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) on Emerald Ash Borer (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) in the Northeastern United States. JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY 2019; 112:2121-2130. [PMID: 31206578 DOI: 10.1093/jee/toz159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The emerald ash borer (EAB), Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire, a buprestid beetle native to Asia, has become a serious pest of ash trees (Fraxinus spp.) in North America since the early 2000s. Due to the impracticality of applying insecticides in natural forests, biocontrol is the most viable method to manage EAB in natural ecosystems. Here, we report the first evidence for the establishment and impact of Spathius galinae Belokobylskij & Strazenac, a larval parasitoid first released in North America in 2016 and 2017 at six mixed-hardwood forest sites, in Connecticut, New York, and Massachusetts. We also report current levels of abundance and parasitism of another introduced larval EAB parasitoid, Tetrastichus planipennisi Yang (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), released in 2015 and 2016 in these same sites. Spathius galinae was recovered at all release sites in 2018, and its density in sampled trees had increased 1.5- to 20-fold (relative to the first postrelease sample year), reaching a final density of 2.3-14.3 broods/m2 of phloem area and causing 13.1-49.2% marginal rate of parasitism at four of the six sites. In contrast, T. planipennisi was only recovered in 2018 at four of the six release sites, and both its density (0.1-2.3 broods/m2 of phloem area) and parasitism (0.1-5.6%) were lower than that of S. galinae throughout the study at the four sites where recoveries were made. Our data fill a critical gap in the development of a biocontrol-based EAB management plan to protect surviving ash trees capable of reaching maturity and producing replacement trees.
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- Jian J Duan
- USDA ARS, Beneficial Insects Introduction Research Unit, Newark, DE
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- Department of Environmental Conservation, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
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- Department of Environmental Conservation, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
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- Department Entomology, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven, CT
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- Department of Environmental Conservation, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
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Jennings DE, Wang XY, Duan JJ. Influence of Density on Interspecific Competition Between Spathius galinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) and Tetrastichus planipennisi (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), Larval Parasitoids of the Invasive Emerald Ash Borer (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). ENVIRONMENTAL ENTOMOLOGY 2019; 48:404-409. [PMID: 30753385 DOI: 10.1093/ee/nvz008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The outcomes of interspecific interactions between parasitoids depend on a variety of factors. Understanding the influence of these factors is important for classical biological control, where the success of parasitoid releases partly depends on interactions with native and other introduced species. However, results from laboratory experiments may not always reflect those in the field, as densities may be artificially inflated. To mitigate this problem, we examined the effects of multiple densities on interspecific competition between two larval parasitoids of emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire): Spathius galinae Belokobylskij and Tetrastichus planipennisi Yang. Parasitoid species were housed individually or together at two different densities, and we measured the effects on percent parasitism and progeny production, before calculating the interaction strengths. We found no significant effects of parasitoid density on percent parasitism, but the effect of competition on parasitism generally was reduced at lower densities. However, there were significant differences in parasitism by species, with S. galinae parasitizing more larvae than T. planipennisi. There were also no significant effects of parasitoid density on the number of progeny produced by each species, though the effect of competition on progeny production was greater at higher densities. Similarly, though, there were significant differences between species in the number of progeny produced. Specifically, T. planipennisi consistently produced larger broods than S. galinae. Our findings complement existing research suggesting that competition between these two species in the field will likely be negligible.
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- David E Jennings
- Department of Entomology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
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- Key Laboratory of Forest Protection, Research Institute of Forest Ecology, Environment and Protection, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Haidian, Beijing, China
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- Beneficial Insects Introduction Research Unit, Newark, DE
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Muchemi SK, Zebitz CPW, Borgemeister C, Akutse KS, Foba CN, Ekesi S, Fiaboe KKM. Interaction Between Chrysocharis flacilla and Diglyphus isaea (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), Two Parasitoids of Liriomyza Leafminers. JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY 2018; 111:556-563. [PMID: 29506035 DOI: 10.1093/jee/toy007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2017] [Accepted: 12/20/2017] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Agromyzid Liriomyza leafminer flies are a major threat to horticultural production in East Africa with low natural control reported. The endoparasitoid Chrysocharis flacilla (Walker; Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) was introduced from Peru into quarantine facilities at ICIPE in Kenya for a leafminer classical biological control program. Interaction assays with one of the dominant local parasitoids, Diglyphus isaea (Walker; Hymenoptera: Eulophidae), using Liriomyza huidobrensis (Blanchard; Diptera: Agromyzidae) was assessed through sole, simultaneous and sequential releases. C. flacilla resulted to superior host parasitism rates over D. isaea. When used separately, specific parasitism rates of D. isaea and C. flacilla were 26.33 ± 2.07% and 60.27 ± 2.53% respectively but, when simultaneously used, the total parasitism rose to 72.96 ± 4.12%. Presence of C. flacilla after D. isaea reduced significantly parasitism rate of D. isaea. Both parasitoids caused separately and simultaneously additionally significant nonreproductive host mortalities of between 48.33 ± 3.75% and 69.33 ± 3.92 for D. isaea and C. flacilla respectively. Sex ratios of C. flacilla and D. isaea F1 progenies were female biased and were not affected by interspecific interactions. Implications of these results for subsequent combined use of C. flacilla and D. isaea against Liriomyza leafminers in East Africa are discussed.
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- Samuel K Muchemi
- International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), Nairobi, Kenya
- Institute of Phytomedicine (360), University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Phytomedicine (360), University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
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- International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), Nairobi, Kenya
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- International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), Nairobi, Kenya
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- International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), Nairobi, Kenya
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- International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), Nairobi, Kenya
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Buying Time: Preliminary Assessment of Biocontrol in the Recovery of Native Forest Vegetation in the Aftermath of the Invasive Emerald Ash Borer. FORESTS 2017. [DOI: 10.3390/f8100369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Cusumano A, Peri E, Colazza S. Interspecific competition/facilitation among insect parasitoids. CURRENT OPINION IN INSECT SCIENCE 2016; 14:12-16. [PMID: 27436641 DOI: 10.1016/j.cois.2015.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2015] [Revised: 11/19/2015] [Accepted: 11/30/2015] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Competition for limited resources is a widespread ecological interaction in animals. In the case of insect parasitoids, species can compete for host resources both at the adult stage as well as at the larval stage. Interspecific competition can play a role in sizing and shaping community structures. In addition of being relevant for basic ecological studies, understanding how interspecific competition between parasitoids affects pest suppression is important for biological control. In this opinion paper we review recent advances in the field of interspecific competition among parasitoids in a biological control perspective. We first discuss adult competition, highlighting which factors are likely to play a role in the outcome of competition when adults interact either directly or indirectly. Then we focus on the interactions occurring between competing larvae that develop within the same host taking also into account the fitness consequences of competition for the larva surviving interspecific competition. We also explore the possibility of interspecific facilitation among parasitoids in those situations in which a given species may benefit from interspecific competition.
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- Antonino Cusumano
- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Forestali, Università degli Studi di Palermo, viale delle Scienze, 90128 Palermo, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Forestali, Università degli Studi di Palermo, viale delle Scienze, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Forestali, Università degli Studi di Palermo, viale delle Scienze, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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